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an (almost complete) Labels Gallery – Mushroom Records

Posted by Bruce on July 3, 2010 in Labels with No Comments

As promised, I am posting today the (almost complete) label gallery for Australia’s Mushroom Records.

The reason the gallery is almost complete is because I do not have the companies first label (around 1972)

The first label I do have, was used by Mushroom from the mid 1970′s until 1979

by the early 1980′s the logo was changed to it’s more familiar design (this logo was used from 1980 until 1993) (which is of course beyond the scope of this blog)

On all of Mushroom’s singles, there was an “Australian Recording” bug at the bottom of the label. (this appared on all Mushroom releases until around 1989)

Yep, that’s Red Symons’ second solo single “Sex Appeal”

for the final vinyl releases the aforementioned “Australian Recording” bug did not appear on Mushroom’s final vinyl releases (up until late 1991)

Coming in July (it’s tentative at the moment)

Posted by Bruce on June 27, 2010 in Announcements with No Comments

We are getting close to the end of the month, so today I’m posting a (proposed) coming soon, so this may change by the time July comes around next week.

VINTAGE GOON SHOW CLASSICS LP ARTWORK

Over the next month (and August) I will be posting the cover art for all eleven “Goon Show Classics” LPs that the BBC released (it won’t be a daily thing like the 12 discs this month was) (the cover above is from Volume 4)

The volumes will not appear in Chronological order, but I promise all eleven volumes will appear

Also planned will be the labels gallery for Mushroom Records (well at least the records I have. The only label I do not have is Mushrooms’ very first label)

the Dr. Dan Theme (MMM radio network jingle)

Posted by Bruce on January 10, 2010 in Rock with No Comments

Now here’s something unusual, a commercial release of a radio station’s jingle

Title: Dr. Dan’s Theme/1990

performed by Dieter Kleeman

Record Label: Festival/Mushroom

Catalogue Number K 10235

Produced by Montana Productions

Executive Producer: Hamish Cameron

Engineered by Al Wright

Recorded by Mark Bergin

Photography by Craig Watkins and Jim Walpole

Jacket Design: Laurie McIntyre

Recorded at Pro Image Post, Sydney

For many years, the Dr. Dan theme was regularly used as a jingle for the Triple M radio network.

such was the popularity of the jingle, listeners wanted to know if it would be released as a single.

the station obliged and was released as a single (both as a 45 RPM single and a CD single. for some reason I never bought the CD Single, but ended up buying the 45)

If memory serves me correctly, the proceeds for this single went to charity.